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Administrative Areas

Ward
Abbey
Local Authority
Shropshire
Constituency
Shrewsbury and Atcham
Region
West Midlands
Country
England

Demographics

Area Type
Urban city and town
Households
127
Population
248
Males
49%
Females
51%
Index of Multiple Deprivation (1 = most deprived, 32844 = least deprived in England)
32844

Social Grade

People aged 16 - 64
57
England❚SY2 5PJ❚
AB Higher/intermediate managerial, administrative and professional
15
C1 Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative and professional
21
C2 Skilled manual workers
8
DE Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, casual and lowest grade workers, unemployed with state benefits only, state pensioners
13

Age Groups

Population
248
Under 16
10%
16 - 64
46%
65 or over
44%
Under 4
4%
5 - 15
6%
16 - 29
5%
30 - 44
12%
45 - 59
20%
60 - 74
29%
75 or over
24%

Relationship status

People aged 16 or over
223
Single
30
Married
146
Separated
1
Divorced
20
Widowed
26

Health

Population
248
Very good
95
Good
93
Fair
46
Bad
10
Very bad
20

Qualifications

People aged 16 or over
223
England❚SY2 5PJ❚
Degree or above
20
2+ A Levels or equivalent
12
5+ GCSEs or equivalent
29
1-4 GCSEs or equivalent
22
Apprenticeship
73
Other qualifications
7
No qualifications
60

Ethnicity

Population
248
White British
234
White Irish
2
White Other
4
Mixed Black Caribbean
4
Asian Indian
4

Country of Birth

Population
248
England
219
Scotland
1
Wales
17
Ireland
3
Spain
1
Poland
1
India
3
Antarctica and Oceanea
1

Religion

Population
248
Christian
188
Hindu
3
Other
2
No religion
39
Not stated
16

Industry

Population
94
Manufacturing
4
Water supply and waste management
2
Construction
11
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
10
Transport and storage
7
Accommodation and food
3
Information and communication
1
Financial and insurance
4
Professional, scientific and technical
4
Administrative and support
2
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security
11
Education
14
Human health and social work
16

Economic Activity

Population
164
England❚SY2 5PJ❚
Full-Time employee
52
Part-Time employee
24
Self employed
13
Unemployed
1
Retired
53
Looking after home/family
5
Long-term sick/disabled
6
Student
7
Unemployed 50 - 74
1

Housing Tenure

All categoies
127
Owned outright
93
Owned with mortgage
31
Rented - other social
2
Rented - other private
1

Housing Types

All categoies
131
Occupied
127
Unoccupied
4
Detached
79
Semi detached
50
Terraced
1
Flat - purpose built
1

Household Size

All categoies
127
One person
41
Two people
63
Three people
13
Four people
8
Five people
2

Nearby postcodes

SY2 5WN SY2 5TH SY2 5PH SY2 5YT SY2 5YU SY2 5WA SY2 5WL SY2 5WB SY2 5PW SY2 5HR SY2 5PP

Data Sources

  • Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2019
  • Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and Database right 2019
  • Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2019